“A few years ago, we had a grand rounds by a plastic surgeon, who told us that starlets in Hollywood demand to be delivered at 34 weeks so that they don’t develop stretch marks,” says Dr. Rebecca Schiffman.

Elective deliveries starting at 36 weeks were fairly common until an educational campaign by the March of Dimes.

WCBS 880 and Walgreens invite you to join us as we team up with the March of Dimes for the March for Babies walk on Sunday, May starting at Lincoln Center. Help fight premature birth. To register, go to marchforbabies.org. Let’s walk together for stronger, healthier babies.

Marla Diamond

I began my career at WCBS in the fall of 1997 as the station's New Jersey Correspondent...and I learned one thing. It's a big state! I grew up never really leaving the confines of Cherry Hill...until I attended college at Rutgers University in New...